Vladislav Vanat: “Asking Bulyalsky and Yarmolenko to take the penalty”

Forward “DynamoVladislav Vanat talked on the YouTube channel “TaToTake” about the penalty he converted in the match of the Ukrainian championship against “Obolon”.

Vladislav Vanat. Photo — Y. Yuriev

— How do you decide in the team who takes the penalty in each specific match?

— Whoever is more confident, whoever asks — that person takes it. There is no designated penalty taker, we decide on the field ourselves.

— Did you ask today?

— Yes, I asked Bulyalsky and Yarmolenko to take the penalty.

— Did Yarmolenko hint that he also needs to score?

— We don’t even talk about it: neither about Yarmolenko’s scoring record nor about my scoring achievements. He scored from open play and let me take the penalty. Bulyalsky also scored afterwards.

— After you converted the penalty, you ran up to Marchenko and said something to him. What exactly?

— He is a young guy, maybe he wanted to throw me off my game. He approached and asked if I was confident in my abilities. I stayed silent, and after I scored, I ran up and said that I am always confident.

— Do you know that you have scored more goals with your right foot in the first team than with your left? Although you are left-footed. How can you explain that?

— I don’t know. Did I consciously work on my right foot? I’ve been working on it for about 5 years. It just turns out that way.